Over the past week i have seen my fair share of exhibitions which was a amazing opportunity that couldn't have arrived at a better time. Im still in shock of seeing the Weegee exhibition at the ICP and the extent they went to showing the layout of his apartment to actual clipping from his work. I also love the whole era! the gangster times of New York, the politics and culture of that society is fascinating!
The idea of Perspectives as well really worked for me, showing culture adaption. i love social documentary photography so i was able to appreciate the ability the photographers went through to capture such stunning images, especially Chein-Chi Chang, however i prefer his black and white images as they have more compassionate and gritty feel.
Another reason (not that i really needed any) that swayed me to traveling 9hours on a plane was the oppotuinty to see Cindy Sherman, who was one of the first photographers i had ever heard about. it was truley incredible! The Musuem of Modern Art is the most incredible space i think iv ever been to, however i did not rate Sanja Ivekovic much.
The place that demonstrated the most variety was The Armoury Show which gave me a chance to see old and new works from the beginning to the recent. The most disappointing however was the Chelsea Galleries however i did get a few names from exhibitions that were fairly interesting such as Paul Meleschnig. I think however, the Aperture talk was the most useful in what to do after i finish university also what i can do during in terms of experience and career paths. Overall, a place i defiantly would like to end up in the future.
